âm vị true false

The basic characteristic of a nasal consonant is that the air escapes through either the nose or the mouth.

• True
• FALSE

To produce a lateral consonant, the only way for the air to escape is along the sides of the tongue.

• True
• FALSE

"Dark l" has a quality rather similar to an /u/ vowel, with the back of the tongue raised.

• True
• FALSE

If the final syllable of a two-syllable verb contains ou, it is stressed.

• True
• FALSE

/t/ becomes post- alveolar in try by the influence of /r/.

• True
• FALSE

/t/ becomes labio-dental in not that by the influence of /ð/

• True
• FALSE

Phonetically, j and w are like consonants.

• True
• FALSE

Both assimilation and elision are typical of rapid, casual speech.

• True
• FALSE

Stress can be seen from the point of view of production and of perception.

• True
• FALSE

The four factors participating in making a syllable prominent are loudness, length, pitch and quality.

• True
• FALSE